May 19, 2010

Tuesday we officially closed our doors at 3:00pm. Thank you to everyone who came by during the sale. We had a little birthday party for Tina after we closed, and we felt so bad for all the customers who kept coming and trying to open the locked doors that we decided to make it a little more obvious that we were closed for good. So we posted a huge "CLOSED" sign on the outside of the storefront. Then we couldn't resist adding stickers and journaling. What can we say--once a scrapbooker, always a scrapbooker!

May 15, 2010

The final days of the sale are here. Can you believe how fast it has gone? The good news is new markdowns are happening! Starting Monday everything will be 50% to 70% off! This is our final markdown and your last chance to get great scrapbooking supplies at wholesale prices!

May 11, 2010

If you've been waiting patiently for the next markdown, wait no more. Everything in the store is now 40% off (or more)! We don't expect things to last much longer at these prices! Come visit us before it's too late!

May 08, 2010

As we see to so many of you each day, we're reminded how much we love our customers. To show our love, all purchases of $100 or more will receive a free heart punch, while supplies last! That's not hard to do when you're stocking up on paper, adhesive, albums, punches. . . The {love} starts Monday--see you then!

May 04, 2010

You heard it right--we've dropped prices again! All merchandise is now discounted at 30% to 70% off! The entire store is now 30% off, and that includes the brand new Slice design cards and new Cosmo Cricket line we're expecting, plus all tools, adhesives, paper, stickers, everything except punches.

But that's only because punches arenow 50% off! Paper Shapers, EK Success, Martha Stewart--they're all half off. We have a lot of punches in stock, but they won't last long!

Of course there are still items in the 50% off section, and more (including some Martha Stewart punches!) in the 70% off section. Hooray for discounts!

May 01, 2010

I'm 99.9% sure my husband doesn't read this blog, so I think it's safe to post this picture. This was my pile of goodies I purchased after my shift tonight. I have already made several other big purchases, but these are my latest must-haves. Notice the Flair buttons from American Crafts? I already have most of these, but tonight Jennifer marked them down to 50% off. I just couldn't resist! Plus, I knew they'd be gone if I waited until after my shift on Saturday!

We stayed late to do markdowns tonight in anticipation of National Scrapbook Day. This is going to be the best NSD sale you've ever seen! Here's a sneak peek at some of the other goodies that found their way to the 50% off counter (click the pictures to enlarge).

The clearance area in the classroom was starting to look a little bare, so we moved more items to 70% off. What? Martha Stewart punches at 70% off? This is craziness!

Don't forget about the darling Basic Grey "What I Love About You" mini album kit that we have for NSD! These are selling for $30 at other stores, but you'll get it for 20% off of $24.99! We have limited quantities of this kit, so come early to be sure you get one.

In addition to the kit, we also have awesome Basic Grey door busters! These popular BG Collection Packs will be 50% off on Saturday--that's only $10.50! Each kit includes:

18 papers

One sheet of coordinating alphabet stickers

One
sheet of coordinating cardstock stickers or tags

Quantities are limited on these packs, too, so do not wait. Come in starting at 11:00 to snag these great deals and celebrate National Scrapbook Day with us! I promise not to take any pictures of your purchases that could be used against you later.

April 28, 2010

We marked down more products to 50% off today. In addition to some of the Martha Stewart and Making Memories items, American Crafts ribbon bolts are now 50% off! That's amazing considering they were already marked at wholesale prices. And there are still tons of colors and patterns to choose from.

If you've got tropical vacations or summer fun to scrap, we just marked these rub-ons and stickers down to 50% off. Their matching paper is still available at 20% off.

April 23, 2010

If you know anyone who works for a school, church, or community center who might be interested in purchasing commercial dies, please pass along the word--ours are for sale! We are hoping to sell the whole lot together for an amazing price. Machines and alphabet sets are priced separately. If interested, please contact Lee at questions@lasting-memories.com.

This is Mandy, LM's class coordinator and resident blogger, and this is a really difficult post to write. By now many of you know that Lasting Memories is closing it's doors. After 14 wonderful years, Jennifer and Lee have decided it's time to retire so they can take care of themselves and spend more time with family. Their lease will be up in June and it seemed like the perfect time to make their exit. They shared this news with the staff on Wednesday night and there were many tears (and laughter too--we've had some seriously silly moments here!). We know many of you feel like a part of the Lasting Memories family, and this almost feels like losing a member of the family. But we hope you'll see it like Lee does: "It's a party, not a funeral!"

Because things have happened so quickly, we know there are so many questions and feelings and some confusion right now, but we hope you can be patient as we work through all the details. We will be calling some of you to cancel classes (although a few of them will still be happening), or to make sure you pick up a pre-paid item. And more information will be coming. You might receive a postcard in the mail (if we had your mailing address), and the weekly newsletter will be e-mailed soon to those with e-mail addresses in our system. I'll also be updating the blog with information and pictures of new products.

Today we were busy restocking and rearranging the store for our big closing sale. Some of you may have been watching us on the Scrappin' Cams and thinking we were packing up. But we have actually been unpacking boxes and boxes of new products for our big sale next week. True to Lasting Memories, we're going out in style! CHA orders are still coming in and will continue over the next couple of weeks.

Even though the store looks like a tacky mattress liquidation sale from the outside, inside things are still warm and homey, and it's full of gorgeous products. Here are a few of the areas we restocked today:

albums and page protectors,

adhesives,

and punches.

And we still have so many full sections of brand new product that you'll get 20% off of during our big sale.

We are looking forward to seeing many of our old friends during our sale. Please come down and shop, say hello, and reminisce with us. The "retirement" sale starts Monday, April 26th at 11:00am. Our hours during the sale will be Monday - Saturday 11:00am to 7:00pm.